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the election of the President of the FEC was canceled
The Prime Minister annulled the election of the President of the Federation of Congolese Companies (FEC). The decision was made on Friday 27 November. The day before, Albert Yuma had been re-elected head of the main employers' organization. However, one of the candidates for this post considered the procedure to be irregular and the Prime Minister agreed with him.…
A high CIA agent killed in a struggle in Somalia has been
WASHINGTON, USA - The highest CIA agent killed in preventing in Somalia has been positively recognized, stories The Intercept with preliminary investigations revealing that he died early this week after being barely injured in a terrorist assault inside Mogadishu, a metropolis that's typically been focused by Al-Shabaab. He's the primary American identified to have been killed because of violence within the capital because the disastrous 1993 Black Hawk Down battle, when the US intervened within the Civil Struggle…
the fear of paralysis after a month’s absence of President Tebboune
One month ago, on October 28, the Algerian president, infected with the coronavirus, was transferred to a hospital in Germany. The Algerian authorities are communicating a bit about the health condition of Abdelmadjid Tebboune, 75, in addition to saying that he is improving. Faced with this opacity, Algerians are worried about paralysis at the top of the state.…
General Kéba Sangaré, one of the new governors, overwhelmed by the UN
On Wednesday, November 25, the Mali Council of Ministers decided on a wide range of appointments to ministries, especially for national reconciliation, with personalities who do not necessarily agree, and especially with a very large number of soldiers in governorships (13 of 20 regions). Among the named soldiers, one name is more controversial: Brigadier General Keba Sangaré, attached to a recently…
Macky Sall warns of possible second wave of Covid-19
Senegalese President Macky Sall is worried about a possible second wave of Covid-19, which would be "unbearable for the country's economy". Although Senegal has one of the world's lowest deaths and "noticeable" results, the head of state calls for better respect for barrier gestures. as reported from Dakar, Thea Ollivier"The…
why one in two voters did not vote
The turnout for the November 22 presidential election, led by Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, was 50.79%. One in two voters therefore did not vote, let alone Burkinabè who were not registered. RFI gives them the floor. With our special correspondent in Ouagadougou, Carine FrenkAccording to confirming sources, Burkina Faso is…
The Constitutional Court rejects the candidacies of armed groups in the legislative election
The Constitutional Court issued its decision on Friday, November 27, on the admissibility of candidacies for the by-elections on December 27, which will be linked to the presidential election. The Court has listed the names of the 1585 alternate candidates for the 140 seats in the Central African National Assembly. The President of the Court, Danielle Darlan, in particular closed the door to candidates…
Not less than eight individuals have been killed in a suicide assault in Somalia’s Mogadishu
Not less than eight individuals have been killed and several other others injured in a suicide bombing at a busy restaurant in Mogadishu, Somalia on Friday evening, police mentioned. The assault passed off close to Mogadishu airport in a well-liked restaurant usually visited by authorities and safety authorities. In line with medical sources, not less than 10 individuals have been injured within the assault and rushed to hospital for therapy. Ismail Mukhtar Oronjo, a spokesman for the Somali…
access to France’s “secret” archives is debated
Several associations have taken a stand to warn of a number of restrictions regarding the so-called sensitive archives for the role of the French army in Rwanda in the early 1990s. For some historians, access to these archives is only a problem for the Duclert Commission. , especially since they treat a painful substance. The…
Pope Samba Kane celebrates love “for the drag”
After a career in satirical journalism, the Senegalese Pape Samba Kane returned to his first literary and artistic love. With two collections of poems and a novel published over a decade, the 60-year-old has established himself as one of the greatest voices in African literature. "I am the fruit of you / Of your laughter that makes me eat / You guava my nostalgia /…